episode_0296

A little, no. It was quite absurd.

If there was an omen, I don’t know.

I haven’t heard of that many zombies in the past few days.

And that’s not just a lot.

There were so many that it would be faster to find something that wasn’t green.

In fact, it would be as if there was no room to even set foot on the other side.

“A, Mr…”

Cursing came out spontaneously.

It was foolish to force a march in this situation.

Even if I somehow made it through those waves, my stamina would be a problem.

Even if they had the stamina, there was no guarantee that the survivors in Seoul would be able to withstand that number.

The reason I go to Busan and bring people is to save people.

So I have no choice but to return to Seoul.

Of course, I didn’t intend to go back without doing anything.

Since we had already come this far, it was necessary to investigate how this happened.

Looking at it now, it doesn’t look like those guys will push across the bridge any time soon.

They say everything has a causal relationship, right?

There must be a reason why those zombies came here.

If there’s one problem, it’s that there’s no particular problem.

It’s going to spin, really.

As the situation became more and more unpredictable, I felt like I was going to die of frustration.

I don’t know if I could just give up thinking and handle it on my own.

I was really annoyed because I had to keep thinking about it.

But there’s nothing you can do about it, right?

So, I continued to run along the riverside for a while, keeping my head rolling like a bicycle wheel.

How many minutes did it run like that?

As I continued to look at the Han River and beyond for a while, I noticed something strange.

A horde of zombies so huge that everything seemed green out there and they didn’t do anything?

This was unusual considering that usually large groups of zombies move in any direction.

No zombies were seen leaving the ranks, as if someone had ordered them to stay still.

Up to this point, it wasn’t at a level that I couldn’t understand.

When a high-ranking variant takes control, the zombies are surprisingly compliant.

However, even after observing the group for several minutes, there was no sign of a mutant in command.

There is no entity in command.

There is no entity in charge of middle management that delivers orders.

The zombies just gather around here and stand still.

I collected these few pieces of evidence and continued my thoughts again.

First of all, everything zombies do is for survival.

It could be said to be a desperate struggle not only for oneself but ultimately for the preservation of the species.

Therefore, the reasons for most of the zombies’ actions could be found by linking them to survival and preservation of the species.

But no matter how much I thought about it, I wondered if such a strange thing could be related to survival.

Well, I don’t know if zombies evolved to obtain nutrition through photosynthesis.

It couldn’t have been quiet for the past few days and suddenly evolved like that.

Even if it has evolved, it is normal for other people to contact you saying something strange has happened.

So no matter how much I thought about it, I didn’t think it was an action related to survival.

It would be reasonable to view it as an order given by a high-ranking mutant who thinks more humanely.

In reality, if it weren’t for that, there wouldn’t be many cases where zombies would gather like this.

This was clear because this world was a little different from the typical zombie apocalypse.

Now, then, what kind of high-ranking mutant gave such an order?

And is he controlling a huge group of people without even showing his face after giving orders?

If you succeed in guessing just that, it is not unreasonable to come up with a countermeasure.

But guessing that is easier said than done.

There’s no way you’ll get the hang of it just by thinking about it for a few minutes.

Thanks to this, my irritation rose again.

I don’t know if this world is just an adaptation of the original work, right?

But as Noh Chang-hoon said, isn’t the setting in that child’s head also reflected?

Of course, it is even more difficult to judge because we do not know what settings are involved in the phenomenon in front of us.

How do I know when I haven’t even looked into that kid’s head?

“Damn.”

After swearing once, I took a few deep breaths.

Anyway, getting angry doesn’t change anything, so yeah.

It’s never too late to think about it again and then decide, right?

If I remember correctly. And if that phenomenon ever appeared in the original work.

It was clear that high-ranking mutants controlled lower-ranking entities using their five senses.

This is possible because being a zombie does not mean that you lose all five senses.

Something like vibrations hitting the wall. sound. Pheromones. There are many other means.

And if there was a way to send it far away, it would be possible to avoid showing it at all.

Wait, now that I think about it, wasn’t there one in the original?

“…what is it.”

if. Yes, I looked at the Han River just in case.

There was definitely a variant in the original that used water to transmit commands.

It may not have happened, but the sense of déjà vu that I had felt unconsciously a little while ago also played a role.

The Han River continued to sway.

The river was overflowing and creating ripples all around.

It was similar to the scenery I saw during a scientific experiment in the past.

You could say it’s similar to when you put a speaker in water and it rings.

Yeah, it’s good up to that point, right?

But why did you do that at the place where I threw the pillar?

The puzzle pieces began to fit together.

It was clear that the pillar created by that damned pseudo-believer was a device for transmitting sound waves.

It must have been created to make better use of its brainwashing abilities.

I don’t know whether the purpose is brainwashing by elders or pseudo-brainwashing, but whatever.

Seeing that zombies, not humans, had gathered together like that, it was clear that it was a pseudo-brainwashing operation.

Unlike the elder, that bitch can use brainwashing abilities on zombies, right?

They probably put a lot of effort into giving orders through that pillar.

It was obvious to see that a hole was dug like that in Gyeongbokgung Palace.

“Ha.”

It was so absurd that I just laughed.

Since I didn’t know much, I decided to light the fire first and think about it, which was actually like helping complete the pillar.

For some reason, it didn’t seem like a common phenomenon.

It’s not normal for something to explode and a pillar to appear when you light it on fire.

I’m not trying to make some kind of antenna. Right?

I don’t know if that’s what the pseudo-predicted or not, but whatever.

But I don’t think they could have predicted that the pillar would fall to the bottom of the Han River.

I don’t know much about science, but I knew that sound waves don’t travel as well under water as I thought.

As things turned out like this, I thought I could understand why the zombies were gathered together like that.

Although he was successful in giving orders to the zombies and keeping them under his control, proper commands were impossible without that pillar.

So, until you find the pillar, you should plant zombies near it and wait.

It didn’t seem like those zombies would move until they searched the bottom of the Han River and found the pillar.

…Of course, this is just my guess.

There was no guarantee that this would work.

It wouldn’t be surprising if those zombies were actually just biding their time.

But, still.

Even if my guess was wrong, there was nothing I could do in this situation.

There is no other choice than to think as positively as possible and hold on for now.

So, after sighing a few times, I turned my bike around and headed toward the city center.

Since it was an urgent task, I didn’t forget to pedal much faster.

How far did you run through the city center?

Because I increased my speed too much, I almost fell a few times and got into a car accident, but I succeeded in arriving safely.

And after arriving, he immediately grabbed a random person nearby and told them to find him.

Do you know Deacon Jincheol Lee? If you don’t know, please call another butler right away.

Even though I was shooting without a plan, it didn’t mean it wasn’t effective.

It was obvious to see the man running towards me in a hurry after a few minutes.

“Uncle!”

“Didn’t you go to Busan!? What on earth is going on?”

What on earth is going on?

At this point, something ominous ran down my back.

This doesn’t mean I haven’t received any communication from anyone else.

If so, there were two situations that came to mind.

Deacons in other regions were killed without any time to contact them.

Or maybe there is some kind of interference that prevents us from contacting you.

Maybe it’s both of those things.

Whatever it was, it couldn’t be said to be a desirable situation.

Still, we’ve come this far, so we can’t panic and mess up our work, right?

So, I took a few deep breaths, grabbed the guy, and said,

“I’ll talk about it in detail later.”

“…Okay. Shall we go into the office?”

“No matter what happens, we need a strategy meeting.”

“I will guide you. This way…”

The situation was quite bad.

It was unclear whether other people could endure it.

But I didn’t want to run away just because the situation was bad.

Did they say the door opens to the one who knocks?

If I clench my teeth and hold on, the door will somehow open.

So it seemed best for now to do what I had to do.

Well, if you hold on for a few weeks, won’t you come visit us from Busan?